David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator Ellen Engel suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad – noun jer·e·mi·ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society…
January 2021
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Looking Forward to New Beginnings
Richard Volpe The Desert Navy thanks you for your patience and welcomes all into the new year, looking forward to a new beginning filled with positive progress in our constant battle with the coronavirus. Based on the size of our organization, we still have not reached a comfort level where we can resume our normal…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Protect and Boost Your Immune System with Essential Oils
JoAnne Gaudioso What Is your Immune System? With the responsibility of protecting your body from illness and disease, your immune system is one of the most important components of your overall health. This complex network of cells, tissues, and organs works together to fight off fungi, bacteria, parasites, and other microbes while maintaining healthy tissue.…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Sun Lakes Hiking Club: Hiking Safely and Well Under Way
Warren Wasescha With two months into the season, our Hiking Club is in full swing. While our numbers are down this year on our mellow-level hikes, the numbers on moderate- and motivated-level hikes are about the same or higher compared to prior years. COVID-19 protocols established by the club to keep us safe are in…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Reiki Resolutions for All Time
Lois Valleau Welcome to 2021! May this year be a good, even great one for all of us. Many of us have struggled this past year with adjusting to a whole new way of living. Perhaps you know someone who struggled with or passed from the virus. My heart goes out to you. Beginning a…
Sports, January 2021
Softball Player Profile: Vern Rodgers
Larry Wolfe Remember the Beach Boys’ 1964 classic, number one hit song “I Get Around”? Well, that phrase could also describe Vern Rodgers’ work career. A native of Quincy, Mich., Vern attended Glen Oaks Community College and Western Michigan University before beginning his vocational odyssey. Vern first joined the Kroger Company in Coldwater, Mich., and…
Sports, January 2021
Oakwood Lady Niners
Reggie Wegman All of our Lady Niners would like to thank the 2020 Board for helping us get through a very difficult year with some great days of golf. Not only did the virus change things at the last minute, but Arizona recorded the hottest summer in its history! The president during this most difficult…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
First and Memorable Jobs Will Be Restless Minds Topic
Bill Gates We all remember our first jobs—sometimes with horror, sometimes with deep appreciation. Jobs we’ve had will be the topic when the Restless Minds discussion group meets via Zoom at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Sign-on information will be sent to all persons on the club’s email list. If you want to be…
Sports, January 2021
ILGA Low Net Winner
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to ILGA Low Net tournament winner, Sue Pederson, who won the Low Net tournament with a two-day score of 133. Congratulations, Sue!
Sports, January 2021
SLLGA November Results
Judy Wegener Ladies League has restarted, and the course is in great shape—out of overseed. Happy Holidays! 11/3/20 Low Gross Flight 1: 1st Penny Nowicki, 2nd (tie) Kim Dunn, Judy Wegener, and Debra Emerick; Flight 2: 1st (tie) Marcie Koppelmaa and Jan Fletcher, 3rd (tie) Judy Bray and Dori Winchester; Flight 3: 1st Sarah Green,…